pay scales

Miss RNC · Mar 19, 1999

In Northeast Mississippi our new RN's start at around $16 or $17 an hour (hospital)

bscolvin · Apr 7, 1999

I live in SC, and I am familiar with several states such as GA and AL. LPNs here make about $11 to $12. Starting RN pay in a hospital is about $14 to $15. Remember hospitals pay differentals. Doctors offices in general like LPNs because the pay is usually $1 to $2 lower. You can work PRN or temp without benifits and make much more, for example LPNs gets $15 and RNs $20. Remember you make more in states with shortages like SC and CA and much less in places like GA. I make $15 in SC and the city I live in has a low cost of living. I turned down that same job with same pay in Atlanta because the cost of living is 3 times as high.

BetRN · Apr 8, 1999

In Northern CA- the pay scale for new grads is somewhere close to

LVN- $14 (with GREAT benefits) to $17 with 'ok' benefits.

RN- $19-22.

BetRN · Apr 8, 1999

In Northern CA- the pay scale for new grads is somewhere close to

LVN- $14 (with GREAT benefits) to $17 with 'ok' benefits.

RN- $19-22.

nursePat · Jun 21, 1999

In the metro D.C. area LPN new grads earn from $11.00-13.00 per hour with benefits. New graduate RNs earn $13.00-16.00 per hour with benefits. General rule is that RNs make 133% of an LPNs salary. So if you are earning $10.00 per hour as an LPN, you could expect to make about $13.33 per hour as an RN.

Depending on your career goals, let me advice you to work in a hospital for a minimum of 1-5 years. This experience is recognized universally as prep for any other job. And will more rapidly increase your earning potential.

Good Luck in your endeavors.

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kamii · Jun 21, 1999

In Portland Or. A new grad can expect about 17-26 an hour depending on the area you go into. Agencies pay more of course. I am currently a student with one more year to go. I am working as a CNA for the summer at an agency and make 13.50-16.50 depending on the shift you work.

Shell · Jun 22, 1999

I am an LPN in central Pa. I too am working on my RN. As a staff Lpn I would be making about $12. New grad RN around $16-17. "flex " positions for LPNs $14-16, RNs $20-26. Staff positions have average benefits I guess.

I too am curious about different areas and the pay scale, although, only in PA.

non hospital LPN positions seem to average $10-12

Good luck

kris · Jun 25, 1999

In Maine you can expect $13-$15 per hour in nursing homes, $14-$20 per hour in hospitals, depending on location. Portland, Maine tends to be higher than some of the smaller towns. These are as RN's, not sure for LPN's. Physician's office generally start around $10-$12. Hope this helps

mrsmariangie · Feb 27, 2004

In Northeast Mississippi our new RN's start at around $16 or $17 an hour (hospital)

That is so crazy!!!! I get paid 15 an hour now as a transcriptionist. I live in New Jersey. Nurses here starting get anywhere from 25 and up

Darchild77 · Feb 27, 2004

Northeastern Minnesota smalltown: 22.50 For RN

alexillytom · Feb 27, 2004

You expressed my thoughts to the tee. Those are awfully low starting rates for RN's.

I also live in NJ and have been checking out the payscales and ours seem to be much

higher.

Maybe the cost of living is lower in other areas.

My sister lives in NY and she keeps trying to convince me to commute to NYC because the

pay scales are much higher than ours.